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Webster 1913 Edition


Deferent

Def′er-ent

,
Adj.
[L.
deferens
, p. pr. of
deferre
. See 3d
Defer
.]
Serving to carry; bearing.
[R.]
“Bodies deferent.”
Bacon.

Def′er-ent

,
Noun.
1.
That which carries or conveys.
Though air be the most favorable
deferent
of sounds.
Bacon.
2.
(Ptolemaic Astron.)
An imaginary circle surrounding the earth, in whose periphery either the heavenly body or the center of the heavenly body’s epicycle was supposed to be carried round.

Webster 1828 Edition


Deferent

DEFERENT

,
Adj.
Bearing; carrying; conveying.

DEFERENT

, n.
1.
That which carries or conveys. The deferent of a planet, is an imaginary circle or orb in the Ptolemaic system, that is supposed to carry about the body of the planet.
2.
A vessel in the human body for the conveyance of fluids.

Definition 2024


déférent

déférent

See also: deferent and défèrent

French

Adjective

déférent m (feminine singular déférente, masculine plural déférents, feminine plural déférentes)

  1. deferential